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City Council Meeting Minutes March 19, 2013 Page 3 of 10 City Manager Fleming explained staff is requesting Council direction on capital projects and operational budgets in order to start the 2014 budget process and reflect the City Council's highest priorities. Staff solicited budget and policy proposals from Council, City Departments and Advisory Boards and Commissions. Staff requested Council direction on the process to rank the proposals to determine which proposals have sufficient support and which require additional information or are not worth pursuing. COUNCIL COMMENT Mayor Muckle addressed a color coded category of goals. He took nothing out, but noted many of the goals have already started or will start this year. He suggested the staff sort through the goal categories and prepare a smaller consolidated list. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton recommended the staff take out items, which will be completed this year or will be done during the course of business. He suggested Council discuss goals at a Council Study Session and have staff present capital projects for review. He supported Council member Loo's suggestion of ranking priorities by category. Council member Loo addressed a matrix of goals used by the City of Fort Collins. The matrix listed goals by the following categories: 1) Basic or Core Services, 2) Maintenance of Effort Services and 3) Quality of Life. She asked staff to look at the goals in relationship to those categories. She explained this is considered a variation of a priority based budget. Council member Jasiak was not able to respond to staffs earlier request to rank goals for the 2014 budget, but felt Council members would like to represent their goals. Mayor Muckle was comfortable having staff prioritize the goals per category. There was Council consensus. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA Mayor Muckle requested a staff presentation. City Manager Fleming explained there are options for regulating recreational marijuana, which was approved by Colorado voters in the November 2012 election. The options range from banning recreational marijuana establishments outright to passing moratoriums of various actions in order to clarify possible legislation. He requested City Attorney Light address the legal aspects of Amendment 64 and Deputy City Manager Balser to report on a meeting she attended today at the Colorado Municipal League. City Attorney Light explained Amendment 64 legalizes the possession and use of less than one ounce of marijuana and related accessories for individuals 21 years of age or older. He outlined the following options available to the City Council: